Fay
Peters
Yarrington
IN THE
GALLERIES
Taplin
EAST GALLERY MING FAY: Canutopia
Extended through July The inaugural installation in GFS’s newest and largest gallery, Ming Fay’s Canutopia is a lush and colorful garden—a one of a kind botanical utopia filled with fantastic oversized plants, seeds, and vines that burst with colors you can almost taste.
MUSEUM BUILDING ROBERT TAPLIN Through April Heaven, Hell, and the History of Punch
Three deeply compelling series of work by figurative sculptor Robert Taplin, each of which brims with references to contemporary life as seen through the lens of ancient Roman creation mythology, Dante’s medieval-era epic, Inferno, or the trickster Punch, a character that originated in 17th century Italy’s commedia dell’arte theater.
JO YARRINGTON The Leap
Opening May 4
Past and present blur in this new large-scale work created specifically for GFS. Translucent photographic images related to the New Jersey Fairgrounds (located here for over a century) will cover the huge windows at one end of the building, creating a magnificent interplay between our history and our current landscape. Viewers become part of the work as they are caught in the perpetually shifting, mesmerizing images ignited by sunlight. Yarrington has exhibited her work throughout the U.S. as well as in Mexico, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Italy, and Iceland and is the recipient of many grants, fellowships, and commissions. Don’t miss Jo Yarrington’s lecture on the transformation of space through art on Saturday, June 22 at 1pm. See page 7 for more info. Ming Fay, Canutopia, 2012, mixed media installation, dimensions variable, Courtesy of the Artist; Jo Yarrington, The Leap, (partial view, artist’s rendering), 2012, photographic Duraclear, mixed media. Courtesy of the Artist. Jason Peters, Frailty of Structural Chaos, 2010, chair frames, fluorescent tubes with colored sleeves. Courtesy of Oklahoma City Museum of Art; ; Robert Taplin, Jupiter, 2001, reinforced gypsum, fiberglass, lights, wood base, 140 x 114 x 96 inches, Courtesy of the Artist and Winston Wächter Fine Arts
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JASON PETERS
Opening May 4 Less Than <> More Than In this spectacular large-scale environmental sculpture from Jason Peters, the original purpose of commonly manufactured materials is nearly obscured, seemingly defying gravity and multiplying through some bizarre organic force. Metal chair frames twisted with colorful fluorescent tubes provide delightful surprise encounters that challenge our perceptions and expectations. Peters has had solo and group exhibitions and prestigious artist residencies across the U.S. In 2008, he was invited by The Pulitzer Foundation, in collaboration with the St. Louis Contemporary Art Museum, to create a monumental outdoor sculpture for the Community Light Project.
NEW GREENLIGHT
Opening May 4 A new rapid-format exhibition series at GFS featuring the work of exceptionally talented and accomplished artists in the early stages of their careers…Come view cutting-edge work and get in on the ground floor of some of the most innovative sculptors working today. GreenLight exhibitions change at least four times a year, giving you that many more reasons to visit. Through July View an introduction to and interpretive materials for MYTHOS, an exhibition in The Meadow, including models of proposed site-specific installations by Bruce Lindsay and Athena Tacha and a fresh look at Carlos Dorrien’s The Nine Muses in the park.